The nine-grade Lan Ling donated by Jia Liu earns a year's salary of 33 taels of silver and 33 hu of rice.
One handful of rice weighs about 160 kilograms according to the Qing Dynasty, which means that Jia Liu can receive more than 5,000 kilograms of rice in a year.
If a person eats at least one kilogram of rice a day, it will be 365 kilograms a year.
Theoretically, the rice Jia Liu received every year was enough to feed a large family of eleven or twelve people for a year.
In reality it doesn't work.
People can't just eat rice, they also have to eat vegetables, meat, and oil, they have to have relationships with each other, they have to make shoes and clothes, they have to have entertainment, and they have to kill pigs and sheep during festivals...
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Therefore, when they actually receive their salary, many officials will convert the rice into market price silver to supplement their daily expenses.
There is no support for those below the seventh rank, so Jia Liu's salary is not high. Of course, it is definitely better than ordinary people, and he is probably in the primary stage of having more than enough food and clothing, but less than a well-off society.
With no other income and just living on this dead salary, Jia Liu would basically not be able to make any progress in his life.
He didn't want to imitate Hai Lancha and stuff his head in his waistband to do it to death, so in line with the idea that a newcomer should learn to integrate into the group instead of being unconventional and destroying the unity of the team, Jia Liu accepted the money bag with peace of mind.
This money is worth paying attention to, it is not just taken randomly.
It's called "Silver of Compassion."
It's not pension money.
What does compassionate silver mean?
In the words of later generations, it means business trip subsidies, cooling in the heat, and working at high altitudes...
The problem is that the salary is only 33 taels a year, and the compassionate money for a month is more than 100 taels, which is more than a thousand taels a year, which is more than thirty or forty times. So, is this compassionate money serious?
Does the imperial court know?
This is still from the Eight Banners of the Han Army. How much will the Mongolian Eight Banners take, and how much will the Manchu Eight Banners take?
How much do you get from Green Camp?
No wonder Qianlong spent tens of millions of taels of silver on Jinchuan without making any money. The Jinchuan became a treasure trove for Qing soldiers.
Qianlong probably didn't know about this.
Do you know that Liu Ye is in trouble again?
As long as someone gives it, as long as he doesn't force others to take it, no matter what the money is, in principle, Jia Liu will accept it.
If you don't take it, not only will the relationship between colleagues become tense, work will definitely not be carried out, which will directly and indirectly affect the national destiny of the Qing Dynasty.
If the nature changes, the consequences will change.
Carrying the heavy silver bag, Jia Liu was also happy in his heart. If people don't exercise, they will be in poor health, and if the water doesn't flow, it will turn into smelly water.
His pocket is now like a pond that is about to dry up. God, if it doesn't rain, the shrimps in it will become dried shrimps.
The existence of compassion for silver is undoubtedly the existence of good rain after long drought.
After coming out of the house, Guo Guangquan led Jia Liu to continue the formalities.
Everything has rules.
As soon as he entered the room, before Mr. Guo could sit down, Jia Liu walked to Mr. Guo's desk with his money bag, pulled out the drawer, and nearly half of it fell out.
The other half is casually tied into a knot and tied to the waistband.
"Which government office did you work in before?" Guo Guangquan was not surprised at all. He smiled and walked behind the table and took the drawer with him.
Jia Liu hurriedly said: "To tell you what my lord, I have never served as an errand in Banner before. This is my first time working for the imperial court."
"Yeah...that's rare. You are so good at being a good person at such a young age. You will have a bright future."
While Guo Guangquan was going through the formalities, he briefly told Jia Liu about the situation in Menuo Village.
Since Liu Shilang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Imperial Envoy, and Liu Bingtian, who was in charge of grain transportation on the North Road, set up camp in Meinuo Village, Meinuo Village has become the most important grain storage and transfer center for the North Road army.
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In terms of food alone, Mei Nuo Village may have stockpiled more than a million stones.
The food in Meinuo Village is mainly transported to the Muguomu camp. There are 20,000 to 30,000 troops stationed there. People and horses need a lot of food and grass every day, so Meinuo Village has to transport food and grass to the camp three times a day.
, otherwise it will not be able to supply the needs of the army.
The roads in the front line were difficult to travel due to flash floods, and the food and grass from Menuo could not be transported in time. As a result, the army was hungry for several days. Wen Zhongtang scolded his mother, and the capital also issued an order to severely reprimand Liu Butang.
Therefore, things have not been easy for Miele recently.
Secondly, the roads are not easy to walk. The most troublesome thing is the soldiers who are attacking the grain team.
Harassing the grain team?
Jia Liu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
"But don't worry, you just came here and are not familiar with the situation. It is impossible for the superiors to ask you to lead the team to collect food. There happens to be a vacancy in the arrest team. I will talk to the superiors and ask you to fill the vacancy of the seventh arrest team."
Guo Guangquan put down his writing brush while he was talking, and while sorting out the files, he told Jia Liu that the arrest team was a special team formed by Liu Butang in order to crack down on the thieves who were harassing the grain team. He specially recruited people from the Eight Banners and the Green Camp.
"A team can range from two to three hundred people, and can have a team of over a hundred people. There are eighteen teams in total. Our Eight Banner Team, Ten Team, Green Camp Team Eight... The leader of the Seventh Arrest Team was transferred two days ago, so you will fill this position...
.how?"
Guo Guangquan noticed that the young man standing in front of him seemed to have something wrong with his face. He couldn't help but smile and shook his head when he thought of something. He said with relief: "The soldiers were attacking our grain team. After they succeeded, they immediately fled into the mountains and forests. They would never attack or arrest anyone."
Team..."
After listening to what Guo Guangquan said, Jia Liuyi was right. In order to deal with the main force of the Qing army, the thieves wanted to destroy the Qing army's food routes and force the Qing army to withdraw. Such a team with food was their goal. Without food, they would only
Only fools who deal with their arrest team will cause trouble.
"There are many things I don't understand in my humble position. Please give me more guidance in the future."
"They're all from within the banner, it's easy to say."
Guo Guangquan handed the completed return register to Jia Liu and told him that the bannermen and Su La temporarily placed in the Western barracks of the Han military camp, and that the superiors would rearrange these bannermen's children tomorrow.
"You brought this person here. If you have any familiarity with me, you can write me a list tomorrow morning and he will be transferred to the seventh team."
It's rare to meet such a promising young man, and Guo Guang will certainly be able to take care of him within his authority.
Jia Liuzheng had this intention, so he quickly thanked him and thought about which people to transfer to the seventh arrest team.
"Go ahead."
Guo Guangquan sent Jia Liu out with a smile and pointed to the approximate location of the Han army's western camp.
"Sir, you are busy and I have to resign from my humble position!"
Jia Liu walked out of the village satisfied. The trip was worthwhile. Not only did he get extra income, he also got a job as an arrest team.
This job couldn't be safer. The soldiers couldn't be full of food and compete with him, a pauper without food.
But be careful and sail the ten-thousand-year-old ship. Anyway, I didn't say that I must catch someone. When the time comes, I will take the brothers for a walk and deal with them casually. This way, I can do business without taking risks. Wouldn't it be nice?
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Capture team?
Detective team?
Jia Liu subconsciously touched the left side of his waist, but luckily he didn't touch the box cannon.
If you are still a junior official, you are destined to be the captain wherever you go. If you are a senior official, you will not be Captain Jia.
It seems that we still have to find ways to make money.
I'm afraid it won't be easy to use this place in Jinchuan if you don't have money.